The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, February 06, 1902, Image 7
FOR A SOLBIER'S HOME.
Recommendations That Will Deeply
Interest the Veterans.
The annual report of Dr. J. W. Babcock.
the efficient superintendent of the
State hospital for the insane, has been '
made public. The. report is not only interest
in? from the facts about the institution
that it contains, hut it gives a
suggestion as to the Confederate sol- i
diers' home, which will doubtless com- <
tuand the careful attention of legicn- <
tors and olu soldiers alike. Here is the
import:
To the JJocrd of Regents: 1
In accordance with law and custom I 1
hciet.y present the TSth annual report i
of t:.e hospital for the year ending i
December SI, 1901. I
-\n examination of the statistical ta- i
blcs accompanying this report shows 1
the steady increase in population whVli 1
lius characterized the history of the institution
for several years. The >*)cr^aso
in the daily average number ha?
been twenty-five <2-3). the total admissions
four hundred and fifty-nine (453).
and the total under treatment fourteen
hundred and ninety-three (1,493).
The d est serious obstacle to the operation
of 'he Institution has been the
frequent occurrence of smallpox in our
wards. Since its first introduction hero
thirty-two (32) cases in all have appeared,
und while most of them buva
tieou mild, the usually serious nature
of the disease has added much to the <
anxiety of those intrusted with the care
and protection of the patients. So litf.e
has the seriousness of the situation
here been appreciated outside the institution.
and 30 little cooperation has
been given in the way of vaccination
r\f nn-.v nAfianta hpfnre admission, that
at times absolute quarantine has ]
seemed necessary. Fortunately, how- i
over, this step has been avoided and the i
year closes with the absence of small- <
pox from our midst. In May and June <
an unusual number of cases of typbcid i
fever developed. So far as investiga- <
tion discloses its origin the epidemic ;
probably originated in the drinking of
water from old wells previously above j
suspicion and now abandoned. The |
continued prevalence of tuberculosis i
among our patients, and especially i
among the negroes, serves to empha- i
size the opinion expressed in former i
reports that the only method of proper- i
ly handling cases of this malady in |
overcrowded asylums Is by as rigid i
isolation as can be obtained. In build- ]
ings now available it has been Imposink
onorrnffotft /Mir POT1* f
fiiuiu piupcn/ tKj 0^1 ,
aumptivee. This problem is a serious (
one and demands a better solution than \
has been given it here and elsewhere. ]
If we may learn from the history of ,
this hospital during the 80 years of Its j
existence, and more especially from the j
experience of the last 20 years here as j
well as elsewhere, we must expect an j
ever increasing population to be provided
for. It Is therefore our duty to j
direct our attention "so 'ar as possible
to the future growth of the institution i
as well as to the consideration of pros- j
ent needs. When the purchase of the j
Wallace property was under consideration
it was decided that the level ,
field comprising 50 acres and known ,
as the Bellevue place would at no very ,
' ' ,->*5 /v 00 tl^ft ,
distant naip Dfj u^futu u scuc i**v j
site for the development of a series r>f .
rottares or wards constructed upon the
pavillion plan, such as arc required lor
this climate and are reaily better for
the housing of the insane in all climates.
As a study of such a pi an a
plate rs annexed by permission f:o:a a
recent number cf "American Medi- (
cine."
While the time for the entering upon .
this solution of the problem of provi.1- "
ing for the insane of South Carolina
has not arrived, yet it may not be as .
distant as we expect or hope. Since, ,
however, there are rumors that at its ,
next session the-general assembly will
take up the question of providing a
home for Confederate veterans. I would
respectfully suggest that your board
^nvite the attention of the governor and j
the members of the legislative bodies,
as well as the committees of the South (
Carolina division of the. United Con- ,
federate Veterans, to the possible ad- j
vantages of this site for the purposes (
of such a home. Taking as a nucleus
the farm house now upon me oeuev ue
place a few wooden buildings could at
once be erected for the Veteran's home '
at small expense. In the next few
years, If the number of homeless veterans
provided sufficient to warrant it, !
upon this sight could be developed a
aeries of permanent hospital buildings 1
which would afford the veterans such
a home as they deserve, and when, in '
4ue coarse of time, the veterans shall
fcave joined the great majority, the
tltate will have need of these buildings,
made sacred and historic by their first
occupants for other of her children
who shall claim her succor and protection.
To give in more tangible form ray '
Idea of what such" buildings should be,
and which will answer the needs or our
successors better than some or the
buildings we now occupy, I append a
plate of the hospital recently constructed
by another State. It Is along lines
s?ch as are here shown that the future
growth of this hospital should be deYeloped.
The details of the plans for a
Veteran's home are not within the
scope of this report and I only presume
to make suggestions regarding the matter
since it seems possible to combine
yhat the general assembly may deride
to he a present duty with what 1 bellere
the future requirements upon -.bis
hospital may demand.
With the completion of the portion
af the Taylor building now being constructed
there will be temporary relief
for overcrowding In the department for
white men. The wards for women, both
white and colored, are now excessively
overcrowded. The only method of relltfl
I can suggest lies in the erection of a
new building for white women somewhat
on the lines of any symmetrically
located with the Taylor building. Upon
the completion of such a structure the
r.liite women now occupying two wards
of the old asylum could be moved tJ
the new building, thus providing two
more wards for negro women and eivine:
up to them the entire old asylum,
?.? would have properly been done Jong
ago but for the greater necessities of
mr white female patients.
The concentration of many structures
back of the main building has
heretofore been necessary, but further
development upon the same line3 will
lot be advisable. The erction of a
much needed workshop for patients,
the removal of the wooden buildings
now occupied by the mechanical department
and the location of new stables
at a distance from the dormitories
require that we should at this time
consider the proper sites for t'neir location.
The best sites would appear to lie
ilong the railroad track in the rear of
the institution. Part of this land only
9 owned by the institution. A portion
if the other land has from time to lime
pital supplies by tbe tinned auuea su?crnment
many necessaries at low
rates." In view of this small balance
your board was unwilling to ask for an
Increase in the appropriation for maintenance
for this year, although such
a request was proposed and considered.
But the increase in our daily population
as well as the general increase in
the market price of all food stuffs and
hospital supplies, approximately
amounting to an increase of 35 1-3 nor
cent, has brought about a shortage
in our income under our expenses of
inn nn ?o n o triyrpcrntO
iDOUt Jl.WV.'JU pt-l Uiuiiiu, ?... IVC.-,.
deficit of $11,520.11, of which sum $1,500
was paid for insurance. It is not so
much a surprise to those familiar with
the finances of the hopsital, that there
should be a deficit, as it is remfj^alde
that since 1800. with a daily population
of seven hundred and fifty-four (754),
through a decade with a daily increasing
census Up to 1900 with an average
of one thousand and forty-three (1,043)
Inmates, a total Increase of two hundred
and eighty-nine (289) patients, we
should have been able to keep within
the annual fixed appropriation of $1C0,)00.00.
It was not to be expected that
this appropriation of $100,000.00 for
maintenance, which has been practically
the same for nearly 20 years, could
indefinately meet the demands of an
over increasing population. It certainly
:ould not have been done for the lust
10 years but for the economy and prudence
of Mr. J. W. Bunch, the treas
j?_ vonr hoard.
urer, uuuci mc
md it would have proved inadequate
two years ago. as was shown in these
reports but for the fortunate occurrence
of the auction sales of government
property in this vicinity. I feel
assured that your board, as well as the
special committee from tho genral
assembly, who have looked carefully
Into every item of our expenditures,
must feel satisfied that the usual rigid
economy has during the past year been
exercised by the resideut officers in administering
the affairs of tho hospital.
In view, however, of the experience of
the past year it is not to be expected
that the general expenses can be reduced
unless some means can be devised
of limiting the number of admissions.
The ileasurcr's report shows that for
but two months only did the expense*
fall under $10,000.00 per month.
A brief tabulation of the llnancia]
and numerical hostory of the institution
for the last 25 years makes instructive
reading:
Total Daily Total Per
Year P'n'ts. No. Ex. Capita
1875 .... 428 312 $ 83,182.00 9210.4C
1880 ., .. 541 397 84,000.00 211.01
1885 .... 914 593 196,977.00 146.34
m
Deen tendered by its owners to the
board, and last fall you passed a sot el
resolutions regarding its purchase by
,he general assembly. Soon after this
the land was put up at auction and bid
In for $3,905.00 by a friend of the hospital
and is now held subject to The
lecision of the governor and the general
assembly. The ownership of this property
would now be of great advantage
;o the hospital and In the near future it
~M1 "? otienlllfo nncp?!5itr. In advo
Win UC UU auov/iuw uwvw...# _
eating its purchase, I would recommend
the method pursued in regard to
the Wallace property?that is, the
placing of a mortgage at six per cent,
on the property, and the annual payment
of $500.00 or $1,000, with interest,
till the whole indebtedness is covered.
So small a sum annually for Severn
1 years is insignificant in comparison
with the benefit to the hopsiial as
a whole.
In these reports for several years
suggestions have been made regarding
the admission and discharge of criminals.
and the determination of "settlement,"
or the basis upon which persons
may claim rights of beneficiary
support in the hospital. These questions
are exceedingly important and I
:rust that they may at length receive
the attention they deserve from the
egislature.
In the report of last year your atientioh
was especially directed to the
difficulty of keeping the expenses of
he hispital within the appropriation,
fn that report I expressed the opinion
that it was "doubtful in view of the
present prices of food stuffs and supplies,
whether the maintenance or support
of the patients can again be met
.'or $100,000.00. For the next year it is
probable that the sum total for this
Item win be above $105,o00.u0."
The balance last year was $1,104.SI,
but It was explained that "as in the
previous year we have been again fortunate
in securing from sales of hos
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1 1800 .. ..1.014 754 100,74*4.00 131.0s!
' 1395 .. ..1,157 827 113,332.00 11K.7G
1900 .? ..1,461 1,043 127,181.00 102.71
1901 .. ..1.493 l,Ut>8 l3a,3io.uv IWJ.UQ
So far as I am able to judge the appropriation
required for the coming
' year will be:
Maintenance J120.000.00
1 Improvements and repairs ... 15,00.00
> Deficit 11,520^1
Regents 1.200.00
The iteiu3 of insurance and the purchase
of the Jones land cannot be specified
until passed upon by the general
assembly.
In conclusion T beg to express my obligations
to your board and to the
resident officers for cooperation and :.r,
f nn,.n HnHnsr a verv trving year in
the history of the institution.
J. W. BABCOCK.
Physician and Superintendent.
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Child Labor Bill Passes In Tha
House.
HOUSE.
Twelfth Day?The house of representatives
remained in session only abo.it
two hours, ard very little business was
transacted, but there was a long and
rather interesting discussion of a bill
to regulate the manner in which the
State's funds ace to be deposited in
banks. The bill was sent to a special
committee consisting of Messrs. Sanders.
W. H. Parker and Gaston, to get
it into proper shape.
As it stands prepared by this committee.
it gives the Governor the right
to name and appoint r.o more than
eight banks in the State, to be known
as State Depositories, wherein all the
moneys belonging to the State and
used by its officials shall be deposited.
These banks are to be appointed for
four years, and shall execute a bond,
with good securities in the sum of
$50,000. Also that no sum of money
belonging to the State shall be deposit'
- j ~~~j Gffa Ann auirftfrv hnnrl
tU IU KAL'Ut'U II1C Ot/v,wv oiMUk/
unless an additional bond be inude;
th*at they shall render monthly statements
to the Governor and Stats Treasurer;
that no official shall receive any
! commission or interest on such de!
posits; and that when the Governor is
I assured that any bank is in an embarrassed
condition, he shall have au.
thority to withdraw the State funds
; from that bank, and appoint a new de:
posltary.
Thirteenth Day?The House of reprcI
sentatives passed Mr. Rucker's bill to
1 increase the pension appropriation to
; $200,000. A number of members took
i occasion to express their disapproval
! of the proposition to erect a solider's
home. The Houso by a very decided
I vote killed Mr. Klblw's bill to repeal
i the Hen law and Mr. Bostick's bill to
' provide that a suit on a mortgage net
' ?1 3 ' hartnma nnn
ruiurnuu lur iciAiiuuu ouaa uccviuw ?w?
I suited.
j Fourteenth Day?The House of representatives
passed the "biennial ses
sions" bill which has been on the
! calendar every session for a long time.
: It also passed Mr. Kibler's bill to cre'
ate the office of insurance commission;
er. A noteworthy incident In the
1 House was the fact that the committee
; on coramccce nnd manufactures made
a favorable report, with modifications,
j cn the bill to prohibit children under
; ten years of nee from working in cot;
ton mills. The committee proposed
j .amendments to the effect that the age
j limit fixed by the Senate should be 11
: years instead of 12. The committee
j proposes that section 1 of the bill shall
, read: "That from and alter the 1st day
j of May. 1902. no child under ago of 10
: years shall be employed in any textile
manufacturing establishment of this
; State and that from and after the 1st
; day of May, 19u2, no child under the
ago of 11 shai! be employed in textile
establishment of the Slate; and that
after May 1, 1902, r.o child under the
' age 01 n snail ue periuilluu iu num
after eight o'clock at night, until after
six o'clock in the raornin,; in any textile
inanufacturtory of this Stats."
The committee further changes the
Senate bill so that a child at 11 instead
cf at 12 could work in a mill if he or
she could show a certificate cf having
attended school for three months. The
Senate provided that the child must be
12 befcce the certifrate was admissable
but the House committee changed
the age to 11 years with the three
months' certificate.
Fifteenth Day?The House was In
trouble. The lawyers were discussing
whether to adopt the code as reported
by Mr. Breazeale in 1901 or as corrected
in the report of Mr. Townsend in 1902.
There were but two third-reading
bills, Mr. Efird's resolution to provide
for biennial sessions, and Mr. Kibler'a
| bill to provide for the office of insurance
commissioner. Mr. Efird's resoluI
lion received 79 votes, four less than
the required two-thirds majority, ana
as. there was not a full attendance of
the House, Mr. Eflrd secured the floor
before the vote was announced and'
moved to postpone further consideration.
This was carried and the matter
left in surpense.
Sixteenth Day?The house of representatives
gave second reading to the
senate bill to enact a new jury law
for the State to supplant the one recently
declared unconstitutional. The
bill was just printed and laid on the
desk of the members, but by common
consent tho rule of the house was
waived. This rule requires a bill to be
printed and on the desks of the members
24 hours before being read a seci
^nd time.
A number of new bills, mostly loI
cal in bearing, were introduced.
SENATE.
Twelfth Day?The senate was in session
more than two hours, and the
greater past of the Jlme was spent in
1 discussing Mr. Raysoy's bill to amend
1 the law known as the Lord Campbell
I Act. Thftjjresent; law^llows the childMS.
ai 1
- i
f
ren or a dependent" family of a ma;
killed by the fault of another to recov
cr damages, both actual .and vindictive
It was moved to strike out the word
"dependent upon him for a support.
The proposed amendments were linal!,
adopted and thri bill passed Its secon
reading. The vote was 21 to iO ii
favor of the amendment.
Various bills passed their third read
ing. among the most important boin;
one by Mr. Aldrirh, to provide for th
rMieoKoCft r\f onri vnlnmhc nf ti!f> hi3
torieal records and rolls of voluntee
troops furnished by South Carolina ii
the Spanish-American war, compile
and published by Gen. J. \V. Kloyd, am
lo provide fee the preservation of valu
able documents and papers of the Stat
of South Carolina.
Also one Introduced by Mr. Olenti
about winding up' estktes, makin,
premiums paid surety companies
valid credit against the estates, wkic
passed by a vote of 29 to 2.
Thirteenth Day?The Senate was i:
session two henrs and a half. Most o
the time was spent in discussing th
bill to regulate the salaries of count;
officers. The bill as reported by th
[ special committee is not satisfactor;
to many of the Senators, but a motioi
to recommit the bill was voted down
l.afcp a motion was made to strik
out the enacting words, but after som
discussion further discussion was post
poned.
Fourteenth Day?The Senate heli
both morning and night sessions am
worked hard at both sessions. At tta
Tncrning session the bill fixing the sal
aries of county officers was the prin
cipal matter considered. A'ter a ion
discusison it was decided to place ai
county officers on straight salaries am
to do away with the fee system alto
gether.
Fifteenth Day?The Senate met at 1
o'clock and was In session an hour an
a half without accomplishing anythin,
The bill fixing the salaries of count
officers was up for consideration agair
A number of new bills were intro
duced. A few passed second and tblr
reading.
Sixteenth Day?The senate eaugt
up with most of the business on ban
and adjourned until Monday nigh
The proceedings were purely routim
mottpre hoinfaVo
UUIJ UUlUUKQtVU v~.u
up. A number of bills got their secon
and third readings.
Senator Aldrich's bill to provhl
punishment for those who negligentl
expose children to danger of fin
which was under consideration whe
the senate adjourned Friday nigh
was passed over until next week.
The committee to whom was r<
ferred the salary bill to see that it wa
properly engrossed reported that sei
eral errors had been found, and Sent
tor Graydon pointed out these errors
There were so many amendments tha
it is surprisng that so few errors wer
made. It was finally decided to hav
the bill printed even with the errors
which will be corrected on third reac
ing. There are many more amenr
ments to be offered on third readin?
and the bill is in such shape at pres
ent that senators hardly know wha
it does provide exactly.
Prince Henry Leaves.
Berlin. By Cable.?Admiral Princ
Henry of Prussia, left here Sunda:
morning for Kiel. Andrew D. Whit?
the United States ambassador, cam
to the railroad station to bid farewel
to the Prince, who will probably no
return to Berlin before sailing for th
United States. Mr. White told Princ
Henry that the city of Chattanoog
desired to present him an album o
views. The Prince said he would b
delighted to accept the album.
Cigar Strike is Off.
Tampa, Fla., Special.?At a confei
cnc e between a committee of the stril
ing cigar makers and the officers c
the Americaii Cigar Company here, i.
whose factories the recent cigar m:
kers" strike is effective, held Sunda)
an agreement was reached by whic
the strike was called off and all of th
tviii return to work Sunday. Th
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strikers did not get their entir
demands, it is said, but a compr<
misc for the present was res.ched. Th
exact conditions of the agreemen'
however, has not been given out fo
publication.
Hesce in South Africa.
Londln, By Cable.?The British re
ply to the note in regard to bringin
about peace in South Africa, was dis
patched Friday to The Hague. The con
tents of the note are kept atiratly se
cret, as the first publication of the tex
is intended to be made In Parliament
Monday, February 3. Great Britain'
reply .Is not in the nature of direct neg
atlve, though it is not unlikely that i
will have tliat effect. While Lord Lens
downe probably will leave a loophol
for further suggestions, he doubts th
ability of the Boer delegates to contro
their fellow countrymen.
Tlie Biddies Captured.
Pittsburg, Special.?Edward Biddi
in jail, dying, and his brother riddlei
with buchshot and in precarious con
dition, and Mrs. ePter K. Soffel dyin
in the hospital with a bullet wound ii
the breast, is the sequel of the sensa
i tional escape of the Biddle brother
i from the Allegheny county jail, by th
i assistance of Mrs. Warden Soffel. Th
story of tbe close of the Biddle traged
whloh came at 7:45 Friday afternoor
is a thrilling one.
Since a St. Louis surgeon has sut
cessfully sewed up a wound in
man's heart there may yet be hope fo
the broken-hearted jiKed young me
of the land who are going about in
listless manner waiting for death o
some other girl to relieve then c
their suffering.
1 a
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V
a Whore the compensation for serviee#
" rendered by husbands for their wire?
s in the management of business belong
" ing to the wives i3 pnore than sufficient
>' to support and maintain their families,
1 and there is no contract as to the
amount of compensation, the Supreme
- Court of Appeals of West Virginia in
5 the case of Catlett vs. Alsop (40 S. E.
c Rep., 34) holds that the excess is a debt
due from the wives and subject to
^ claims of the husband's creditors.
rl fcoufconrd
Special Kate*.
ecn.oo Chnrlot'o to 5iew Orleno?, La., and
return; ?18.75 to MobiTe, Aln., and return,
- I and $18.25 to PeDsaeola, Fla., aud return,
I ai'count of Jfiii i Giia* at above mentioned
i- point*. Ticket* on *aie February 4rh to 10th.
g inclusive, good to return until- February
a 15 h, iucitudve.
[l Stl 05 Churlotto to Wilmington, N. C. and
return account of the Poultry and Liv?
Stock Show February 4tb to 7th. Tickets on
f sale February 3rd. 4th. 5th. Clh. 7tb. witli
' lluul limit February 3th. For further ine
formation, call on or addre*3 A. Y. HurriiJ,
y P. T. A , 23 South Tryon St.. Charlotte, N.C.
e
y "la "Worth It* Weight In Uotd."
a "Ilad Eezoma for three years: tried thre?
, doctors and every advertised remedy, without
' effect, till I tried Tetterlne. Half a box of TetJ
terine removed all signs of the disease."?C.
e H. Adams, Columbia, S. C. 50c. a box by
" mail from J. T. Shuptrine. Savannah, Ga., it
your druggist don't keep it.
j There is quite a difference between having
a heavenly voice and having an uac
earthly one.
Cupid and the burglar both laugh at lockT
smiths, go. fi.
I ?? III llll ! ! ! ?!! ?
- MISS BONNIE DELANO
1
g A Chicago Society Lady, in ?
y Letter to Mrs. Pinkham says:
i.
d "Dear Mm. I^kuam:?ui au io*
gTatcful daughters to whom you hare
it given health and life, none are more
d glad than I.
t. "Aly home and my life waa happy
i- MISS BONNIE DELANO. .
T
!' until illness came upon me three years
j ago. I first noticed it by being irregular
and having very painful ami
scanty menstruation; gradually my
general health failed ; I could not enjoy
my meals ; I became languid and
nervous, with griping pains frequently
y in the groins.
" I advised with our family physe
ician who prescribed without any imj
provement. One day he said.?'Try
t Lydia Pinkham'f Remedies.* I
did, thank God ; the next month I was
e better, and it gradually built me up
e until in four months I was cured. This
a is nearly a year ago and I have not
,f had a pain or ache since.Boffin:
c Dei.ano, 3343 Indiana Ave., Chicago,
111.?$5000 forfeit If c!tovc testimonial Is not
genuine.
Trnstworthv proof is abundant that
Lydia E. Pinkhani's Vcgetable
. Compound saves thousands of
' young1 women from dangers resulting
c" from organic irregularity, suppression
j or retention of the menses, ovarian or
n 1 womb troubles. Refuse substitutes.
0 fflwlI large quantities of
; &A Potash,
The fertilizer ap8
Umx"^ P^C(^? must furnish
L|??a enough Potash, or the
y land will lose its pro\
\ ducing power.
1 ^_T\ R*?d carefully oar books
ViG&jP&jKm ) oa crop*?mm firm.
^4 GERMAN KALI WORKS,
93 Mum 5c, N?v TuL
c taBaau?.?^
s ^So7taiMH6c^j
? m. It 1* a fact thai Salon's Tei?t*blean?B?w?r^0
u seeds wo found In store rwdeflo
M ?nd on more farms than * / dim Sft
^M(-\ Lb America. There la moon nl tUs.?^n
S ^H ?J<\ Waowr. and oprrale orer SOOO nitedlar ^SJ
_ A Ifca production of our rhou-eoeelo. tn /M
Wfjo^ or,^er t0 tadoee roatitrr Wta JnH|
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7 H "TVl For 16 Cento Pootmstd
l? m I i / tfl H11 f nrnl liiiln I nmitil QuD
H III 11 Mpllml NlOotMhUi TIM
j?L Lr 7 >0 xrtf |Mnt imOn. M(l
" 1 \ It oowi?? Mint wihllOb n}MS
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5" mr-'l OS o>rti?o?ly WmKil Willi ttj
a B A hi oil ISO kinds KotthrolTfoMihinir fB.
3 A besfceU of charm in* tiotvps hind JJftM
r Efl loU and lots of cMrs ri*t?tilr?,/Jffl|
1 t?B toc.nbcr with our rreot
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